With the first pick in the April draft, the Colts have been expected to take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, who is considered the best quarterback to enter the draft since Manning. That makes the Colts’ job one of the most attractive for a new general manager and potentially a new coach. A general manager will have to grapple — with considerable input and final say from Irsay — with what to do with Manning, who is due a $28 million roster bonus in early March.

But the potential to work with Manning or Luck — or both — is likely to draw top general manager and coaching candidates, which could have a trickledown effect on other searches.

About Todd Smith

Todd Smith is a part-time sportswriter who spends too much time arguing on Twitter. What he really loves is eating poorly and watching football. He got his first Colts t-shirt in 1984 shortly after the Mayflower trucks arrived and has never given up on his hometown team.
He also still holds to the belief that Kordell Stewart stepped out of the end zone and thus cheated the Colts.